Foodborne cryptosporidiosis: is there really more in Nordic countries?Lucy J Robertson
Department of Food Safety and Infection Biology, Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, Oslo, Norway
Trends Parasitol 29:3-9. 2013
..Although the risk of foodborne cryptosporidiosis is probably underestimated globally, we suggest that the next outbreak is no more likely to be in a Nordic country than anywhere else...
- Analysis of cured meat products for cryptosporidium oocysts following possible contamination during an extensive waterborne outbreak of Cryptosporidiosis
Lucy J Robertson
Parasitology Laboratory, Section for Microbiology, Immunology, and Parasitology, Department of Food Safety and Infection Biology, Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, P O Box 8146 Dep, 0033 Oslo, Norway
J Food Prot 75:982-8. 2012
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- The zoonotic potential of Giardia and Cryptosporidium in Norwegian sheep: a longitudinal investigation of 6 flocks of lambs
L J Robertson
Parasitology Laboratory, Department of Food Safety and Infection Biology, Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, Postbox 8146 Dep, 0033 Oslo, Norway
Vet Parasitol 171:140-5. 2010
..xiaoi (non-zoonotic). These results suggest that sheep in Norway are unlikely to be an important reservoir of zoonotic Giardia in Norway, but might have some public health significance with respect to Cryptosporidium...
- Giardiasis--why do the symptoms sometimes never stop?
Lucy J Robertson
Parasitology Laboratory, Institute of Food Safety and Infection Biology, Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, Oslo, Norway
Trends Parasitol 26:75-82. 2010
..We also raise further questions, looking for clues as to why giardiasis sometimes becomes an intrusive, long-term problem...
A longitudinal study on the occurrence of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in dogs during their first year of lifeInger S Hamnes
Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, Department of Food Safety and Infection Biology, Section of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, P O Box 8146 Dep, N 0033 Oslo, Norway
Acta Vet Scand 49:22. 2007
..In addition, pooled samples were collected from 43 of the litters, and from 42 of the mother bitches, when the puppies were approximately 1 and/or 2 months old...
Demographics of Giardia infections in Bergen, Norway, subsequent to a waterborne outbreakLucy J Robertson
Parasitology Laboratory, Department of Food Safety and Infection Biology, Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, Oslo
Scand J Infect Dis 40:189-92. 2008
..Here, the demographics of those subsequently infected are described, and young women again predominate. As secondary cases were not waterborne, this cannot be attributed to drinking habits...
- Occurrence of Giardia and Cryptosporidium in Norwegian red foxes (Vulpes vulpes)
Inger S Hamnes
Norwegian School of Veterinary Sciences, Department of Food Safety and Infection Biology, Section of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, P O Box 8146 Dep, N 0033 Oslo, Norway
Vet Parasitol 143:347-53. 2007
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- Cryptosporidium oocysts: challenging adversaries?
Lucy J Robertson
Parasitology Laboratory, Department of Food Safety and Infection Biology, Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, PO Box 8146 Dep, 0033 Oslo, Norway
Trends Parasitol 23:344-7. 2007
..Why is this tough transmission stage so troublesome now? And are future environments likely to assist or hinder its apparent ubiquity? Here, we explore further the fascination and challenge engendered by this parasite transmission stage...
- Preliminary experiments on use of zebrafish as a laboratory model for Giardia duodenalis infection
Kristoffer R Tysnes
Parasitology Laboratory, Section of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Department of Food Safety and Infection Biology, Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, Oslo, Norway
Acta Parasitol 57:1-6. 2012
..Although a single trophozoite was observed in one fish three days post-exposure, we were unable to demonstrate established, propagative infection under the conditions tested...
- Removal of parasitic protozoa from water using a mobile water filtration apparatus intended for field use by military or emergency personnel
Lucy J Robertson
Section of Parasitology, Department of Pharmacology, Microbiology and Food Hygiene, The Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, P.O. Box 8146 Dep, 0033 Oslo, Norway
Mil Med 168:53-6. 2003
..9% (1.76-3.14 log removal) for Cryptosporidium. The Berkefeld filter TWA 3 complies with published recommendations for municipal water supply for removal of Giardia but does not always comply with such regulations for Cryptosporidium...
